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Old 07-24-2013
Hi Thanks to all. I'm working on HP-UX B.11.23. To be very precise i tried with inode based deletion and it worked
find . -inum 656 -exec rm -f {} \;
Also just to clarify, we can use this type of deletion even for files listed without any names i.e., blank file names. Right?
# 9  
Old 07-24-2013
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Originally Posted by sam_bd
Also just to clarify, we can use this type of deletion even for files listed without any names i.e., blank file names. Right?
I didn't understand what exactly you mean by "blank file names". But I can assure you this approach will work for any file names.
# 10  
Old 07-24-2013
Also, what works conveniently sometimes is to use filename name completion with the <TAB>-key in bash:
Code:
$ rm *<TAB>-key

changes the command line to:
Code:
$ rm \*

--
Or if it is the only single character file name in the directory:
Code:
rm ?

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